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Cooking & Baking

no_hypocrisy

(46,026 posts) Fri Jan 3, 2020, 08:50 AM Jan 2020

What's happened to sesame seeds? Are they being bleached or something?

I swear 40-something years ago, I could bite into just one seed and the flavor was strong and filled my mouth. Sesames were the best part of Italian bread. Today, there just isn't any flavor in a whole bunch of them on a bagel.

Anyone else notice this?

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What's happened to sesame seeds? Are they being bleached or something? (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Jan 2020 OP

You can buy them hulled or unhulled janterry Jan 2020 #1

I have no noticed the same. Saviolo Jan 2020 #2

janterry

(4,429 posts)

1. You can buy them hulled or unhulled

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 09:09 AM

Jan 2020

is this what you might be noticing?

Saviolo

(3,280 posts)

2. I have no noticed the same.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 02:32 PM

Jan 2020

We buy either raw or toasted white sesame seeds and use them in a lot of different recipes where they provide lots of flavour and texture. I have not noticed them being tasteless or bland.

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